soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
letter; missive; note; mail
to be photographed; to be projected
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); youngest child; young; younger; young and beautiful
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
special training; intensive training; crash course
in succession; one by one
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
a little; a bit; slightly
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
antiquity; the previous era
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
this and that; various things
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed